Thinking Theater NYC

  The She-Wolves Written, directed, and conceived by Kate Mueth Choreographed by Kate Mueth and Violet Spann Presented by The Neo-Political Cowgirls at The 14Y Theater 344 E 14th St., Manhattan, NYC  January 10-February 1, 2025 The cast. Photo by Owen Benfield. Currently in repertory at the 14th Street Y as part the Femme Collective’s three-company collaboration, The Neo-Political Cowgirls’ The She-Wolves voices one of Shakespeare’s silent women, the sorceress Sycorax, mother of The Tempest ’s Caliban. Though she doesn’t appear on stage, Sycorax (voiced by director and playwright Kate Mueth) precipitates the play’s action by initiating a pageant-like competition for her successor among eight of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters. The resulting production brilliantly highlights the challenges women face even when given the opportunity to break out of their narrowly prescribed societal roles. Sycorax’s announcement of the competition seems to reanimate the eight ...

Broken Thread Written by D-Davis Directed by Miles Sternfeld Presented by Eden Theater Company at The 14Y Theater 344 E 14th St., Manhattan, NYC January 9-February 1, 2025 L to R: Laura Lee Botsacos, Ella Raymond, Alyssa LaVacca (rear); Jenna Krasowski and Sydney Kamel (front). Photo courtesy of Kampfire PR Sometimes the thing we love, even need, the most can become at the same time a kind of trap; for the characters in playwright D-Davis's Broken Thread , this is true of both family and, for one family member, art. Playing music provides the talented Adeline ( Jenna Krasowski ) one of her deepest sources of joy and one of her best means of expression, including for feelings and experiences that she can't otherwise articulate, but simultaneously and inseparably acts as a vehicle for intense pressure by her mother, Therese (Laura Lee Botsacos). How this duality affects Adeline and her relationships with her mother and three sisters over multiple decades forms the core of this p...